JPB ALUM DELIVERS SPEECH IN ISRAELI PARLIAMENT: Jiries Elias presents to government ministers and MK
In early March, as part of the Young Knesset project of the Israel Model United Nations and the Israeli government, JPB program alum and former junior counselor Jiries Elias participated in the program and presented a 1-minute speech to current MKs (Members of Knesset) and ministers on the "Status of Education in East Jerusalem". Jiries was among the youth diplomats chosen from across Israel/Palestine to deliver speeches, engage in top-level government discussions and roundtable sessions, and to handle the leadership of 15 of the Knesset's committees (Education, Foreign and Security, State Control, Women's Rights, Ethics, Economics and more) at the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem. Please cli
JPB-DfP YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN HAIFA: Youth work hand-in-hand to explore democracy and plura
Debate for Peace (DfP) and JPB brought together 20 Arab and Jewish teens from across Israel/Palestine for a two-day, youth-led leadership conference at the Ahmadiyya Mosque and Community Center in Haifa. The conference focused on democracy and pluralism through interactive workshops, religious worship and textual analysis and dialogue. Teens engage in a textual analysis looking at Holy War in Islam and Judaism Three teams of JPB youth alumni (Christian, Jewish, and Muslim) delivered impressive teaching sessions on dialogue facilitation, inclusion and exclusion in society, and self-criticism. When asked to reflect on their experience at the conference, participants responded with enthusiasm
JPB BRINGS TOGETHER CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH SCHOOLS IN JERUSALEM: Visit paves way for future interfaith
In March, in partnership with the Interfaith Encounter Association, JPB brought together the Sts. Tarkmanchatz Armenian School and the Hartman High School for Boys of the Shalom Hartman Institute for a rare Christian-Jewish interfaith event. In total, 15 Armenian and 60 Jewish teens p articipated in the visit in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. The two groups met at the entrance of the Armenian Convent and were given an overview of the Armenian people, their Quarter and their culture. A massive icebreaker activity followed, which helped the teens meet and get to know each other. Armenian Christian and Jewish high school teens are introduced to the Quarter by the Head of Sts. T
